Post #761921 by komohana on Sun, Apr 3, 2016 9:33 PM

^ Thanks men - appreciate the feedback ^

Rummy, I'm jealous of Mauka 'cause he can write better than me, has cooler stuff, and has better lighting.

Mauka, I'm jealous of Rummy 'cause he has more booze than me, has cooler stuff, and lives on the Pacific coast.

:)

Thought I'd share my solution to a problem that bugged me for a * looong * time..

After finding a print on light canvas, I imagined all manner of steampunk-esque contraptions
involving steel and/or wood frames with twine, springs, pulleys, etc. to stretch the canvas out.

The light-bulb moment came when I was replacing the fly-wire on my front door..

Hammer the inner flange down a bit so the canvas only contacts the frame adjacent the spline groove..

With canvas splined in..

I made an mdf frame for it with a light-box incorporated in back.

I did have an led strip installed, and it looks great lit up, but the lights were spaced
too far apart and ye could see the points of light. I've since found a light strip with
the led's close together, but haven't fitted yet and haven't decided on the decoration
for the frame - but will probably be painted on.

[ Edited by: komohana 2016-04-04 07:04 ]